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Motorbike crime in Edinburgh: 'Let's get a chase'

Youth workers from Edinburgh have told 麻豆社 Radio 5 live's Calum MacDonald that one reason young people in the city are stealing motorbikes is for the thrill of the police chase.

"When the helicopter is out everyone goes a bit crazy鈥t's not really seen as a deterrent. They [young people] will purposely drive them round the area and flick a finger at the camera."

Chief Inspector James Jones, the local area commander, said: "It's a generational issue we have tackled in the city. It's not part of a criminal enterprise; it's recreational."

This clip is originally from Phil Williams on Tuesday 1 August 2017

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